Longmen Mountains
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The Longmen Mountains also tautologically referred to in English-language publications as the Longmenshan Mountains, are a mountain range in Sichuan
province in southwestern China
.
near the province's northeastern border, to the western part of the Chengdu
Prefecture
, in the central part of the province, where it approaches the southern end of the Qionglai Range
. The Longmen Mountains form the northwestern rim of the Sichuan basin
.
The uplift of the Longmen Mountains is a result of vertical slippage on the Longmenshan Fault
. The Longmen Mountains represent the eastern rim of the immense Tibetan Plateau
.
Some maps use the name "Longmen Mountains" only for the northeastern section of the range, while the taller southwestern section is labeled Chaping Mountains .
The range's highest point is Mt. Jiudeng or Jiudengshan , at 4984 m above the sea level.
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province in southwestern China
China
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Geography
It runs in the general northeast to southwest direction, roughly from GuangyuanGuangyuan
Guangyuan is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China. It has an area of 16313.78 square kilometers and a population of 2,484,123 in 2010...
near the province's northeastern border, to the western part of the Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
Prefecture
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
, in the central part of the province, where it approaches the southern end of the Qionglai Range
Qionglai Mountains
Qionglai Mountains is a mountain range in the Sichuan Province of China. It runs in the general north-south direction, and is located mostly within the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of the province....
. The Longmen Mountains form the northwestern rim of the Sichuan basin
Sichuan basin
The Sichuan Basin is a lowland region in southwestern China. Despite its historical name, it is not only synonymous to Sichuan province, comprising its central and eastern portions as well as part of Chongqing Municipality...
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The uplift of the Longmen Mountains is a result of vertical slippage on the Longmenshan Fault
Longmenshan Fault
The Longmenshan Fault is a thrust fault which runs along the base of the Longmen Mountains in Sichuan province in southwestern China. The strike of the fault plane is approximately NE....
. The Longmen Mountains represent the eastern rim of the immense Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau , also known as the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau is a vast, elevated plateau in Central Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai, in addition to smaller portions of western Sichuan, southwestern Gansu, and northern Yunnan in Western China and Ladakh in...
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Some maps use the name "Longmen Mountains" only for the northeastern section of the range, while the taller southwestern section is labeled Chaping Mountains .
The range's highest point is Mt. Jiudeng or Jiudengshan , at 4984 m above the sea level.